【翻譯原文】

明朝統(tǒng)治中國(guó)276年，被人們描繪成人類歷史上治理有序、社會(huì)穩(wěn)定的最偉大的時(shí)代之一。這一時(shí)期，手工業(yè)的發(fā)展促進(jìn)了市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)和城市化。大量商品，包括酒和絲綢，都在市場(chǎng)銷售。同時(shí)，還進(jìn)口許多外國(guó)商品，如時(shí)鐘和煙草。北京、南京、揚(yáng)州、蘇州這樣的大商業(yè)中心相繼形成。也是在明代，由鄭和率領(lǐng)的船隊(duì)曾到印度洋進(jìn)行了七次大規(guī)模探險(xiǎn)航行。還值得一提的是，中國(guó)文學(xué)的四大經(jīng)典名著中有三部寫(xiě)于明朝。

【參考譯文】

The Ming Dynasty, which reigned China for 276 years, is described as one of the greatest epochs with orderly governance and social stability in human history. During this period, the development of handicraft industry promoted the development of market economy and urbanization. Large scale of commodities, including wine and silk, were sold in the market. Meanwhile, many foreign goods such as clocks and tobacco were imported. Business centers like Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou were taking shape in succession. It was also in Ming Dynasty that Zheng He led the seven large-scale expeditions to the Indian Ocean. Particularly worth mentioning is that three of the four great classics in Chinese literature are written during the Ming Dynasty.